Who! That was close
Who! That was close
yo this kid is totally making this up i know him
In Vancouver there's a facebook group you can join for people who got attacked by an owl while running.
Last time I checked there was around 40 members.
f bats wrote:
I was working at Wal-Mart one summer and a bat got in the store. It was swooping around, narrowly missing customers by an inch. My manager told me to, "Catch that bird." I looked at her and said, "First off, birds don't have ears. That is a bat. Secondly, hell no. Call an exterminator or do it yourself." It was goood times.
I work at a grocery store and sure enough, last night there was a crow flying around. It flew right from behind me and up to the ceiling. It scared me at first because after reading this thread, I thought it was a bat.
i was attaked by a spider monkey when i was doing wind sprints in cabo san tooter
I am sorry. You are wrong. You were not attacked by an owl. Owls do not attack runners. Runners are too big.
Most likely, you were attacked by a flying monkey. Flying monkeys, especially in the dim light around dusk and dawn, resemble owls. But know this: flying monkeys are not owls. Flying monkeys attack runners. You are lucky to have escaped with your life intact. Be thee warned. You may not be so fortunate next time.
We have a large park here in Nashville. Flying Monkey attacks are common, and I believe that they have been more common this Summer. It is most likely due to the heat, we are all on edge and the monkeys are especially so.
How to prevent it? I would suggest that you simply stay away from the area until the monkeys drift off for their winter's rest. Clothes will do nothing to keep them away, and if you show fear, you are done for.
Be careful. Be vigilant. And beware.
Mr. Obvious wrote:
Geese are nasty birds. You are right to be afraid of them. Canada Geese are particularly nasty.
Yes they are. As my girlfriend says, they have major attitude problems. This time of year I can't run by the gangs of geese without them hissing at me. Even worse was one time when they decided to take up the entire width of the path. The babies were lined up in the middle of the path with adults on both ends. I ran towards the group thinking they would move but they didn't budge. The adults then started lunging towards me. I stopped and decided to gently inch my way around them and they still wouldn't let me through. I then realized my only option was to turn around and go the other way. I was defeated, mentally and physically.
FYI, from here -
http://harpethhillsmarathon.com/monkey.html
:
Nashville's Percy Warner Park is home to a legendary breed of flying monkeys, named the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkeys after the geologic region where they reside. The Harpeth Hills Flying Monkeys, classified as an endangered species, are only rarely seen by humans. The monkeys are most active during low light, before dawn and around dusk. Sightings of flying monkeys are uncommon, and most witnesses confuse them with large owls, hawks or flying piglets. While flying monkeys are reputed to carry away small dogs and lost runners, they are generally harmless. Nobody has ever successfully photographed a flying monkey, and flying monkeys are in no way related to or affiliated with the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Percy Warner Park is one of the last known natural flying monkey habitats. Before 1939, such monkeys were seen throughout the Southeast, with concentrations in middle Tennessee and Appalachia, with smaller communities outside Chattanooga and Natchez. Flying Monkeys were rarely seen as far west as Kansas. The monkeys have always been very shy and have kept to themselves, although they have been reported to live in creepy dank castles with green-skinned human outcasts. As a result of their isolationism, the flying monkeys have evoked fear and revulsion among people. Some hunt them for sport. Others have blamed the monkeys for society's ills. Yet others simply refuse to believe that they exist.
As a result of years of over-hunting, destruction of their natural habitats, and simple human ignorance, flying monkeys no longer fill the skies. Only a few tribes remain, mostly relegated to dark hollows and dense woods. From the years of neglect and conflict, the monkeys now generally hide from humans whenever possible. However, when attacked, a flying monkey can defend itself. Its greatest weapon is its wings, which it can use to blind or to carry away any predators.
Runners in Percy Warner Park should keep ever vigilant for the native wildlife. Herds of deer, woodpeckers, skunks, true owls and eagles constantly roam the hills and woods. They will usually stand and watch runners go by. Occasionally, a flying monkey can be spotted perched high up among tree branches in the predawn light. A very fortunate few will witness the monkeys take flight, wings spread beneath the setting full moon, enjoying a few moments of a lost freedom.
hey, i also got chased out of the redmond watershed by an owl last week!
i like to walk and take pictures- the one and only day i forgot my photo card!
the owl came at me 3 times !! so close to my head as i was scrambling to get out of there ! very freaky,,,but fun ! i went back with my son and camera, but we did not see 'her' again-- i'll keep looking. i'll wear a hat this time.
owl attacks are quite common in the Uk but this one takes the biscuit:
owls kill things
Maybe your head looked like a tootsie pop?
Interesting! I had a BIG(!) owl divebomb me 3 times in the trail on education hill behind hartman park. I had to dive into a cluster of small trees to avoid it and it barely moved away when I started throwing things at it. It was so freaky! I feel like I'm scarred now, and it never even touched me, but now I'm nervous when running at dusk or dark on trails. I had an owl fly in front of me on sammamish river trail last night, and before my divebomb incident I would have thought nothing of it, but now I get all racing with andrenaline and looking back over my shoulder!
I was attacked by a pair of hawks one time, along the boundary of a large municipal park. The first one came at me from behind and I saw its shadow just before it contacted me and I swerve/ducked. It grazed my head and shoulder, but didn't do any damage. Then the pair of them continued to swoop at me (without making contact) for the next 100m or so. I realized as I ran that they had a couple of babies on the ground who were apparently learning to fly.
I've seen tons of owls on runs, but have never been attacked.
Once when I was out running an owl swooped down and flew along directly over my head for ~50 yards. I figure it must have been an omen or something.
All scary stories lads, but running in Africa early one morning a sleek looking, kinda shiny long black snake with a missile looking head came at me out from the high grass just off the side of the dirt road - a couple of runners out training behind me saw it and had to stop. Turns out it was a very agressive black mamba!
Sorry to show up your scary "bird" stories!!
of all things... wrote:
i was running through discovery park in seattle last night at about 830. i suddenly felt something lightly grab my head and then clinch down on it. when i ducked away from it i saw a big owl flap away and up into a tree. it just sat there and stared back down at me. needless to say i made my way out of the park pretty quick and finished my run elsewhere. i have been running in the park for about 9 years pretty much every day during the summer and this is the first time this has ever happened to me. its happened to my dad too but i never really believed him until now.
has this ever happened to anyone else? does anyone know how to prevent it? like wearing brighter clothes or something?
of all things... wrote:
i was running through discovery park in seattle last night at about 830. i suddenly felt something lightly grab my head and then clinch down on it. when i ducked away from it i saw a big owl flap away and up into a tree. it just sat there and stared back down at me. needless to say i made my way out of the park pretty quick and finished my run elsewhere. i have been running in the park for about 9 years pretty much every day during the summer and this is the first time this has ever happened to me. its happened to my dad too but i never really believed him until now.
has this ever happened to anyone else? does anyone know how to prevent it? like wearing brighter clothes or something?
Bomer wrote:
All scary stories lads, but running in Africa early one morning a sleek looking, kinda shiny long black snake with a missile looking head came at me out from the high grass just off the side of the dirt road - a couple of runners out training behind me saw it and had to stop. Turns out it was a very agressive black mamba!
Sorry to show up your scary "bird" stories!!
Get a haircut you dirty hippies. Owls have excellent eyesight. They were just trying to get the snake that was attacking your head.